Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary Resume

Confidential, Sacramento, CA 2/08 to 12/2011 - Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary

Set up and maintain new cases, Efiled (EAMS) court documents including but not limited to Applications for Adjudication of Claims, DORs, C & R's, Stipulations, Notice and Request for Allowance of Liens, and other court pleadings. Draft letters/faxes to clients, insurance companies/defendants, answer and make telephone calls as needed, greet clients, set up appointments. Set up medical exams, AME\'s, Panel QME\'s, copy and prepare medicals, medical index and doctor purpose letters. Medical terminology. SDT records, Set depositions, schedule interpreters as needed. Knowledge of Medicare Set-Asides, Subsequent Injury Fund cases, Future Medical Care, UEF and Death cases. Calendared come-ups and statutes. Set weekly calendar up and pull files diaries/come ups. Trained new secretaries in workers' compensation . Maintained copy machine, fixed jams/run postage machine at end of day/drop mail in mailbox.

Confidential,Sacramento, CA 9/07 to 2/08 - Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary
Workers' Compensation Legal Secretary Defense work

Confidential,Sacramento, CA8/02 to 8/07 - Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary

(Applicant law firm) Set up and maintain new cases, work for (at least) five workers\' compensation attorneys. Transcribe and file court documents, i.e., DOR\'s, C & R's, Motions, Objections, Petition for Writ of Review, etc., with the Workers\' Compensation Appeals Board (Writs with Court of Appeals). Draft letters to clients, insurance companies, and defendants, telephone calls as needed. Worked on and knowledge of Medicare Set-Asides, Subsequent Injury Fund cases, Future Medical Care, Asbestos, UEF and Death cases, subpoenaed witnesses to trials, Trained new secretaries in workers' compensation. Set up depositions, medical exams, AME\'s, Panel QME\'s, send out meds and doctor purpose letters for same. Calendared come-ups and statutes. Close files.

Confidential,Sacramento, CA 03/01 to 05/02 - Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary
Workers' Compensation Legal Secretary Defense work

Confidential,Sacramento, CA 1/00 to 02/01 Legal Secretary
Secretary work regarding family law cases, sexual harassment cases, personal injury

Confidential,San Francisco, CA- 8/1988 to 12/1999 - Workers' Comp/Legal Secretary
(Defense Law Firm for CIGNA Insurance) All facets of legal secretary work in workers\' compensation from opening to closing of cases, transcribed pleadings, correspondence, filing documents with Court, schedule medical appointments/deposition, court reporters, interpreters, telephone calls to insurance companies and other parties as needed. Open and distributed mail. Maintained calendar for two attorneys. Manage office supplies and called for maintenance on office machines. Worked on insurance defense civil cases for 2 years in this office. Opened office and secured office at night.

Education:

Proficient In:
WORD 2007, WordPerfect/Corel, Digital transcription, Abacus, Legal Solutions, EAMS E-filing with Court
Other: Spanish speaking read and write, not fluent but can hold short conversations. I work well with others (patient), pleasant (happy) personality, flexible, very good on telephones, independent and dependable.

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